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A comparative study of gram-negative aerobic bacilli in the faeces of babies born in hospital and at home

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  15 May 2009

A. R. Feeney ,
E. M. Cooke  and
R. Shinebaum
A. R. Feeney
Affiliation:
Department of Microbiology, University of Leeds, Leeds, LS2 9NL
E. M. Cooke
Affiliation:
Department of Microbiology, University of Leeds, Leeds, LS2 9NL
R. Shinebaum
Affiliation:
Department of Microbiology, University of Leeds, Leeds, LS2 9NL
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Examination of the faeces of 50 babies born at home showed that bottle-fed babies carried significantly more Klebsiella, Proteus and Pseudomonas spp. and antibiotic-resistant Escherichia coli than did breast-fed babies. Bottle-fed babies born in hospital had a less mixed faecal flora than bottle-fed babies born at home. The possibility that bacterial contamination of home-prepared feeds may account for these differences requires investigation.

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Research Article
Information
Journal of Hygiene , Volume 84 , Issue 1 , February 1980 , pp. 91 - 96
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Copyright © Cambridge University Press 1980

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